Tom's Blog

The Pleasure of finding Things out

tom.wellige@swyx-forum.de — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:15:16 GMT

Richard Feynman was one of the most brilliant theoretical physicists and original thinkers of the 20th century. He rebuilt the theory of quantum electrodynamicsm, and it was for this work that he won the Nobel Prize in 1965.

A Tribute To Jim Henson

tom.wellige@swyx-forum.de — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:27:13 GMT

I mentioned it more than once here that I am a great fan of Jim Henson's The Muppet Show. I think we all grew up with this fantastic and phenomenal show and Kermit & Co burned them self into our hearts. It is outstanding what one (or many) can do out of some puppets and great talent and inspiration.

The Last Laugh For Tonight

tom.wellige@swyx-forum.de — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:37:23 GMT

I told you already that I love the Muppet Show. Today I have some more brilliant snippets on YouTube for you: Statler & Waldorf

German Bureaucracy

tom.wellige@swyx-forum.de — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:20:48 GMT

I know, we Germans are known as having the worst bureaucracy in the world. And I tell you what: it's true !

No more Windows 3.11 !

tom.wellige@swyx-forum.de — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 10:02:38 GMT

Microsoft has announced that from November, 1st 2008 it will no longer be possible to license Windows 3.11 for Workgroups.

Grocery Store Wars

tom.wellige@swyx-forum.de — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 06:40:55 GMT

I know, it's not Friday yet. But this one can't wait !

Science Made Stupid

tom.wellige@swyx-forum.de — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:42:21 GMT

Since the dawn of time, man has looked to the heavens and wondered: where did the stars come from? He has looked at the great diversity of plants and animals around him and wondered: where did life come from? He has looked at himself and wondered: where did I come from?

Later, he began to ask more complicated questions. He looked in his wallet and asked: where did my paycheck go? Am I on the right bus? Who do you like in the series?

To the former questions, at least, science has provided answers.

E.T.A.

tom.wellige@swyx-forum.de — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:49:29 GMT

If coffee isn't working any longer for you ...

Beekeeping

tom.wellige@swyx-forum.de — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:52:32 GMT

It is Friday (and even the 13th) and therefore time for some fun !

I want to have an iPhone !

tom.wellige@swyx-forum.de — Wed, 21 May 2008 12:37:08 GMT

If you ever wondered what the touch screen is made for on your mobile phone this is the answer.

A grand day out

tom.wellige@swyx-forum.de — Mon, 19 May 2008 19:48:16 GMT

This blog is not about Wallace & Gromit, it is instead about a nice day in the city of London I'd spent yesterday. I am on an "ECR for Developers" training at the premises of MTV in Surrey, London and used the chance to arrive one day early do visit the National History Museum. Beside the Science Museum it was still on the list of museums I wanted to visit.

To soup or not to soup...

tom.wellige@swyx-forum.de — Fri, 16 May 2008 14:36:34 GMT

It is Friday afternoon and weekend is really close. So, it's time for the Friday fun !!!

Technology Partner Programme

tom.wellige@swyx-forum.de — Thu, 15 May 2008 15:11:55 GMT

Swyx has officially launched their Technology Partner Programme (short: TPP) this week. From now on you will find a constantly growing list of applications, SIP Devices and SIP Providers being listed on the TPP web page

http://tpp.swyx.com

An all time favourite...

tom.wellige@swyx-forum.de — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:18:29 GMT

For the long weekend (I hope you have one) something that brings you into "none-working-mode":

Star Trek meets Monty Python

tom.wellige@swyx-forum.de — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 13:05:45 GMT

If you do love Star Trek and Monty Python this is what you want to see !

Writers Blog Till They Drop

tom.wellige@swyx-forum.de — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 07:01:05 GMT

That's the headline of a story in the online version of The New York Times . Bottom line is that

Taste

tom.wellige@swyx-forum.de — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 08:06:09 GMT

I just wanted to share the current view from my office window with you.

Useful office devices...

tom.wellige@swyx-forum.de — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:52:03 GMT

Have you ever wondered how to do workouts in the office ? Well, there is an American company selling the Hawaii-Chair.

April fools

tom.wellige@swyx-forum.de — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 18:29:05 GMT

This year's 1st of April was again, like every year, filled with lots of nice fools in newspapers, websites, tv shows, a.s.o.

Martin blogged about a fool "Adaptive Personal Response Inference Layer" in the German computer magazine c't.

Wireshark goes v1.0

tom.wellige@swyx-forum.de — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 09:00:01 GMT

After years of "beta" versions (0.9x) the first v1.0 has finally been released !

When bugs find their way to each other...

tom.wellige@swyx-forum.de — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 06:40:01 GMT

Last weekend I'd configured a new test machine at home and figured an interesting bug-chain. I was also able to reproduce it yesterday in the Swyx QA lab. Under special circumstances it is possible to use the GSE "Send Email" block to sent an Email to more or less the entire world. I guess that's the wet dream of every spammer (and I sincerely hope they don't read this article).

You don't believe it ? Read this article...

Trust!? (Part 2)

tom.wellige@swyx-forum.de — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 07:48:00 GMT

Apple is currently "featuring" their Safari for Windows web browser by providing it via iTunes update mechanism. Martin has already written about it in his blog Trust!?.
Is it really about trust or is it about the "sheep behaviour" or "short attention span syndrom" ?

Fire Flies

tom.wellige@swyx-forum.de — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 09:45:42 GMT

Martins blog GRB 080319B reminds me of a conversation between Timon and Pumba in Disney's The Lion King.

The loss of a visionary

tom.wellige@swyx-forum.de — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 08:36:07 GMT

Last night Sir Arthur Charles Clarke, author of 2001: A Space Odyssey, died in Sri Lanka, aged 90 years.

How humans got rid of the eggshell

tom.wellige@swyx-forum.de — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 21:16:20 GMT

Swiss biologist David Brawand published his results on a special gene research. This explains quite impressively how humans like all other mammals switched from eggs to giving birth. The main conclusion is: it's the milk that replaced the eggs.